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>> GOOD EVENING IT IS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER TWO.

IF THE HEAT DOESN'T GET YOU THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND, THE CROWDS MIGHT.

IF YOU HAVE GOT PLANS TO GET AWAY, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED.

CHEAPER GAS AND AIR FLIGHTS ARE FUELING TRAVEL PLANS.

WE HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT TO EXPECT IN OUR REGION.

>> Reporter: A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE IN ROUTE TO THEIR HOLIDAY WEEKEND DESTINATIONS RIGHT NOW.

IN FACT AAA SAYS TODAY WILL BE THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY OVER THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY.

32% OF AMERICANS WHO TOOK PART IN A RECENT SURVEY SAY THEY ARE LEAVING HOME THIS WEEKEND AND MOST OF THAT TROUBLE WILL BE HAPPENING ON THE ROAD.

>> THE VAST MAJORITY, 82%, WILL BE TRAVELING BY CAR.

>> Reporter: THE AUTO CLUB SAYS TRAVEL HAD SLOWED DOWN EARLY THIS YEAR DUE TO HIGH GAS PRICES AND INFLATION IN GENERAL.

BUT GAS PRICES HAVE FALLEN FOR 79 DAYS STRAIGHT.

>> 80% SAID THEY MADE CUTBACKS TO SAVE MONEY SO THEY BASICALLY DROVE LESS.

>> Reporter: AS GAS PRICES HAVE FALLEN, MORE PEOPLE ARE HITTING THE ROAD AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FLYING, AS WELL.

IT'S A ROUGH SUMMER.

THE PILOTS THREATENING TO STRIKE.

THOUSANDS OF CANCELLATIONS.

BUT NOT AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL.

HERE IN THE DEPARTURE BOARD YOU CAN SEE A FEW DELAYS.

BUT NOTHING TOO BAD.

IT'S MID-DAY RIGHT NOW AND HERE ON THE ARRIVAL BOARDS, ALSO A FEW MORE DELAYS BUT THE POINT IS AMONGST ALL OF THIS, NOT ONE CANCELLATION.

THE GOOD NEWS IS GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT.

THAT MAY TAKE QUITE A BIT OF PATIENCE.

>> WHAT WE ANTICIPATE SEPTEMBER 1 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 6th, IS 70 -80,000 PASSENGERS COMING AND GOING THROUGH THE AIRPORT.

MET COMING AND GOING IN THE AIRPORT IS MORE DIFFICULT NOW THAN IN THE PAST.

THERE'S CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE NEW TERMINAL FOR THAT.

>> WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO ARRIVE AHEAD AND AHEAD OF TIME.

AT LEAST TWO HOURS AHEAD.

ENJOY YOUR TRIP TO THE AIRPORT WOULD BE SMOOTH.

>> A SMOOTH TRAVEL EXPERIENCE.

THE BEST ANYBODY CAN HOPE FOR AS THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS AND MILLIONS OF AMERICANS GET OUT OF TOWN OVER THE TRADITIONAL LAST WEEKEND OF SUMMER.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>> MORE THAN 1500 PEOPLE ARE HOME AFTER ALL EVACUATION ERRORS FOR BORDER FIRE ARE LIFTED.

STATE ROAD 94 IS STILL OPEN NOW ALSO.

THE FIRE IS 20% CONTAIN AN HOLDING AT 4400 ACRES.

AS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE RAN FROM THE FLAMES GOT A SPECIAL TEAM RAN TOWARDS THEM TO SAVE ANIMALS AND PETS LEFT BEHIND.

HERE IS KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO.

>> Reporter: WHEN THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM GOT DEPLOYED TO THE BORDER 32 FIRE ON WEDNESDAY, THEY ARRIVED TO THE SUN GOING DOWN IN A RURAL COMMUNITY DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

>> THE FIRST NIGHT WAS CHAOTIC DUE TO THE FACT THAT EVERYONE WAS TRYING TO LEAVE AND THEY COULDN'T.

OR THEY COULDN'T GET BACK HOME TO GET THERE ANIMALS AND THAT'S WHERE WE CAME IN.

>> Reporter: CHAOTIC, BECAUSE THERE WERE ROADBLOCKS AND FIRE TRUCKS EVERYWHERE AND AN ACTIVE FIRE BURNING ALL AROUND THEM.

BUT THEY GOT TO WORK IMMEDIATELY.

SAVING ANIMALS IN HARMS WAY.

>> WE WERE DOING EVACUATIONS.

THERE WAS ACTIVE FIRES BURNING AROUND WHEN WE WERE GETTING ANIMALS OUT OF PROPERTIES.

KIND OF LIKE LAST MINUTE SITUATIONS.

>> Reporter: THE RESPONSE TEAM FOUND ONE REPORT PROPERTY WITH DOZENS OF ANIMALS SURROUNDED BY FLAMES.

SOME OF THEM TRAPPED IN CAGES AND OTHERS TIED UP.

THE TERRAIN WAS TREACHEROUS.

>> WE COULDN'T GET DOWN TO THE PROPERTY DUE TO THE FACT THERE WAS AN ACTIVE FIRE.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO CUT THE ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY TO GET THE ANIMALS OUT.

IT WAS UP A STEEP HILL AND ALL NIGHT.

COWS, DOGS, CHICKENS, PIGS.

ALL THE ANIMALS YOU CAN THINK OF.

>> Reporter: IN THE END, OVER 100 ANIMALS WERE FOUND ON THAT PROPERTY THAT IS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE COUNTY FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY.

SO FAR, THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM HAS DONE HUNDREDS OF ANIMAL WELFARE CHECKS AND RESCUES DURING THE BORDER 32 FIRE.

AND DESPITE RISK TO THEIR OWN SAFETY, A GRUELING HEAT WAVE AND PULLING AN ALL NIGHTER THE NEXT DAY THEY ALL SHOWED BACK UP AND MOST OF THEM DO THIS FOR NO PAY.

>> THEY SHOWED UP TODAY AND WILL SHOW UP AGAIN TOMORROW.

>> KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

DRAKE A HISTORIC WE CAN WITH SAN DIEGO STATE.

FANS SHOULD NOT EXPECT TO GET MUCH RELIEF.

>> Reporter: THIS TIME TOMORROW, SNAPDRAGON STADIUM WILL BE PACKED FULL OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WATCHING AZTEC FOOTBALL.

RIGHT NOW TODAY, IT'S IN THE MID-90s.

TOMORROW IT WILL BE EVEN HOTTER AND THAT COULD MEAN TROUBLE FOR PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SHADE IN THE STADIUM.

>> IT'S THE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON.

THERE IS NO ROOF.

WE ARE EXPECTING TO SAY GOOD VOLUME OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.

>> THE OPERATIONS MANAGER SAYS 911 ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT CREWS WILL BE ON HAND DURING SATURDAY'S GAME.

THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING AND TEMPERATURES COULD BE AS HIGH AS 90 DEGREES, GAMETIME.

FORECASTERS SAY IT WILL BE MUGGY WHICH IS A RECIPE FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION.

>> I RECOMMEND STAYING HYDRATED.

PREPARE FOR TODAY.

DRINK WATER NOW.

>> AND PEOPLE MIGHT WANT TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL THEY DRINK.

>> AND LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER.

LOOK FOR SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS AMONGST EACH OTHER.

DIZZINESS, LIGHTHEADED, HEADACHE, NAUSEA, INCREASED SWEATING.

>> IN A STATEMENT, AND ATHLETIC SPOKESPERSON SAID THEY ARE ENCOURAGING FANS TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS.

SEALED WATER AND EMPTY BOTTLES UP TO 32 OUNCES ARE ALLOWED INSIDE AND THERE WILL BE SOME COOLING STATIONS WITH WATER MISTRESS.

THE SPOKESPERSON SAYS THERE ARE ALSO SIX WATER STATIONS AROUND THE STADIUM.

>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AND EXCITED.

>> Reporter: SEASON-TICKET HOLDER EDDIE O'BRIEN CAME TO CHECK OUT THE STADIUM BEFORE THE HOME OPENER.

HE WAS ON HIS MIND.

>> THERE IS NO SHADE.

WE WILL USE NEWSPAPERS, I GUESS.

THERE IS NO SHADE.

MY PLAN IS TO WEAR A VERY LARGE HAT.

AND DRINK A LOT.

>> Reporter: WEARING HATS AND LOOSEFITTING CLOTHING CAN HELP.

FORECASTERS ALSO SAY PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE SHADE BREAKS.

UNDER THE STADIUM STANDS IS ONE OF THE ONLY PLACES FANS CAN AVOID THE SUN.

THE SDSU SPOKESPERSON DID NOT ANSWER A QUESTION ABOUT WHY THE STADIUM DOESN'T HAVE BUILT IN SHADE.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE SET UP COOL ZONES FOR THE COMMITTEE TO ESCAPE THE HEAT BUT WE CAN SEE ADVOCATES IN ESCONDIDO SAY ACCESS ISN'T EQUAL FOR EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: THIS WEEKEND IS EXPECTED TO BE A SCORCHER IN SAN DIEGO.

TO HELP PEOPLE CATCH A BREAK, THE COUNTY HAS SET UP COOL ZONES WHERE PEOPLE CAN FIND REFUGE FROM THE HEAT.

LOOKING ON THE MAP, THE COOL ZONES DISSIPATE IN THE NORTH AND EAST COUNTY.

VALLEY CENTER, A CITY KNOWN FOR BEING A HOT AREA, ONLY HAS ONE COOL ZONE SET UP.

ESCONDIDO HAS THREE COOL ZONES.

BUT TWO OF THEM WILL BE CLOSED ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

>> THERE IS PEOPLE ALREADY EXPERIENCING HEATSTROKE AND DIDN'T KNOW A HEAT WAVE WAS COMING.

THEY DID KNOW THERE WAS COOLING STATIONS AND DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO GO TO.

MET THIS MAN WISHES TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

HE SAID HE AND A GROUP OF FRIENDS TOOK UPON THEMSELVES TO DISTRIBUTE WATER TO THE HOMELESS TO HELP WITH THE HEAT.

>> WE HANDED OUT WATER AND WENT BACK LATER THAT DAY TO PASS OUT FLYERS TO LET THEM KNOW WHERE THE COOL ZONES ARE.

AND THEY WERE THANKFUL.

IT'S AN EPIC FAILURE ON THE PART OF ESCONDIDO TO NOT EVEN AND FOR PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE THAT THERE ARE COOL ZONES AND WHERE TO FIND THEM.

IF A SMALL GROUP OF FRIENDS CAN DRIVE AROUND AND DO IT IN THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO CAN DO IT.

>> THE EMERGENCY.

MANAGER FOR ESCONDIDO SAID INFORMATION ABOUT THE COOL ZONES WAS DISTRIBUTED IN VARIOUS WAYS.

>> WE PUT A LOT OF INFORMATION OF HOW TO BE SAFE DURING THIS HEAT UNIT.

WE PUT INFORMATION OUT ON FACEBOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.

WE ALSO HAVE A WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO ON OUR WEBSITE.

>> ESCONDIDO POLICE DO OUTREACH ALSO INFORMING PEOPLE ON THE STREETS ABOUT WAYS TO ESCAPE THE HEAT.

BUT THE MAN QUESTIONED HOW HOT HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE WELCOME FOR THESE PEOPLE.

>> IT'S NOT OPEN ON SUNDAY, THE HOTTEST DAY THIS WEEK.

AND PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE, THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET OR TO LOOK UP ANY RESOURCES OF WHERE THEY ARE AT.

IT SEEMS ALL AROUND LIKE A COMPLETE FAILURE.

>> IN A STATEMENT FROM THE COUNTY, THEY SAY COOL ZONE PARTICIPATION IS VOLUNTARY.

SOME SITES SUCH AS COUNTY LIBRARIES ARE UNDER COUNTY JURISDICTION AND THEREFORE THE COUNTY HAS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE STEPPING OUTSIDE OF TYPICAL HOURS.

SUCH AS ON SUNDAYS.

THE COUNTY SAID THEY ARE ALSO PARTNERING WITH 211 IN PROVIDING NO-COST TRANSPORTATION TO COOL ZONE LOCATIONS.

>>> WHILE LIBRARIES AND RECORD CENTERS ARE NORMALLY CLOSED ON HOLIDAYS, THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS KEEPING SOME FACILITIES OPEN FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS COOL ZONES.

THEY WILL BE OPEN ON SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 5:00 P.M. EACH DAY.

YOU CAN FIND A FULL LIST ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>>> TEMPERATURES ON THE RISE OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

WE WILL HAVE SWELTERING CONDITIONS CONTINUE HERE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

THERE WILL BE CONCERN ABOUT VERY HOT DAYS AND VERY WARM NIGHTS ESPECIALLY AS WE TAKE YOU TO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE COMING THROUGH WITH AN EASTERLY FLOW.

AN ISOLATED STORM IN THE MOUNTAINS OVER THE WEEKEND.

WITH THAT EASTERLY FLOW, A COUPLE OF THOSE COULD DRIFT DOWN INTO SOME INLAND VALLEYS.

WE ARE NOT EXPECTING MUCH.

WE DO ANTICIPATE EXTREME HEAT THOUGH AND A LOOK AT THE HEAT WARNINGS THAT ARE IN EFFECT RIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

A LONG, HOT STRETCH.

AND WE ARE CALLING FOR A DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE HERE.

EXTREME HEAT.

LITTLE RELIEF FOR THE COAST ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

BUT A LITTLE MORE RELIEF COMING MONDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE AVERAGE.

RECORDS CHALLENGED.

HIGH ENERGY DEMANDS.

ROUND OUT EXPECTED.

HIGH FIRE DANGER, TOO.

AND THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESS.

A BIG HOLIDAY WEEKEND SO PLEASE DON'T OVEREXERT YOURSELF.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, A FEW CLOUDS.

WARM AND HUMID.

THE LOW IS 73.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN ESCONDIDO AT 72.

ANY STORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS WOULD BE ISOLATED.

AS WE LOOK AT TOMORROW'S FORECAST, SIZZLING HERE.

TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT AND ESCONDIDO.

RAMONA AND OF COURSE IT'S HOT OVER HERE IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

HERE'S A LOOK AT FUTURE SATELLITE AND RADAR.

I DON'T SEE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER AT ALL.

NOTICE THE EASTERLY FLOW THAT COULD BE AN ISOLATED STORM.

NOT EXPECTING A LOT OF ACTIVITY.

THERE IS THE FORECAST.

IT IS HOT.

NOT QUITE AS HOT EARLY NEXT WEEK.

THE ANILINE SECTIONS, IT IS VERY HOT BUT NOT QUITE AS HOT NEXT WEEK.

MOUNTAIN AREAS WITH ISOLATED STORMS.

VERY WARM.

AND THE DESERTS WILL BE QUITE HOT HERE.

>>> AND FOR A THIRD STRAIGHT DAY, HIGH HEAT AND HEIGHTENED DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY RESULTED IN A STATEWIDE CALL FOR VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION ALSO CALLED A FLEX ALERT.

AND NOW ANOTHER SET FOR TOMORROW.

BUT DO PEOPLE ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE?

HERE IS KPBS REPORTER JACOB AARON.

>> Reporter: WITH TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES IN CALIFORNIA AND THE WEST, THE POWER GRID OPERATOR IS AGAIN FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT DAY, EXPECTING HIGH ELECTRICITY DEMANDS.

THAT DEMAND IS PRIMARILY FROM AIR-CONDITIONING USE AND THE CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR IS ASKING FOR RESIDENTS TO CUT BACK ON ENERGY USE BETWEEN 4:00 P.M. AND 9:00 P.M. TO BALANCE SUPPLY AND DEMAND.

THE CEO.

>> THE PROLONGED HEAT WAVE IN CALIFORNIA AND THE WEST PUSHED DEMAND AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS SINCE 2017.

TODAY WE WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THE HOTTEST WEATHER IN THIS EXTENDED HEAT WAVE IS STILL AHEAD OF US.

>> Reporter: YOU FLEX ALERTS ACTUALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

SCOTT ANDERSON IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE ENERGY POLICY INITIATIVE CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO.

>> IT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE IT TAKES JUST A LITTLE BIT TO PUSH US OVER THE EDGE.

SO THIS VOLUNTARY CALL CAN CREATE A BUFFER TO HELP GRID OPERATORS KEEP THINGS GOING.

>> Reporter: HE SAY THE FLEX ALERTS COINCIDE WITH THE TIME OF DAY WHEN MUCH OF THE SOLAR ENERGY RESERVES START TO DEPLETE.

A SAN DIEGO RESIDENT SAMANTHA, SAYS TOO MUCH ENERGY USE IS FALLING AND EVERYDAY CALIFORNIANS.

>> I THINK IT'S A LOT TO ASK OF PEOPLE DO NOT USE THESE APPLIANCES WHEN THIS IS THE TIME THAT THEY ARE AT HOME.

LIKE AFTER PEOPLE GET HOME FROM WORK OR MAYBE KIDS GET OFF OF SCHOOL.

PEOPLE TEND TO TURN ON THEIR AC AND WATCH TV AND MAKE FOOD.

THESE HOURS THAT THEY ARE ASKING US TO DO IT DON'T REALLY WORK WITH MAYBE PEOPLE SCHEDULES A LOT.

>> Reporter: LOCALLY, THEY ARE NOT IMPOSING TEMPORARY POWER OUTAGES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY DUE TO ELEVATED RISK OF WILDFIRES.

RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SAVE POWER TO SET THERMOSTATS TO 70 DEGREES OR HIGHER AND TURNING OFF UNNECESSARY LIGHTS AND APPLIANCES AND AVOID CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO PRECOOL THEIR HOMES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND CLOSE LINES AND DRAKES DRAPES TO KEEP COOL.

>>> ELECTRIC VEHICLE OWNERS ARE BEING ASKED TO AVOID CHARGING THEIR CARS DURING FLEX ALERTS BUT HOW WITH THESE RESTRICTIONS AFFECT THE STATE AS CALIFORNIA MOVES AWAY FROM GAS POWERED CARS IN FAVOR OF EV'S.

>> Reporter: VERY FEW EV OWNERS KNEW NOT TO CHARGE THEIR CARS TONIGHT DURING TODAY'S PEAK TIME FROM FOUR P.M. UNTIL NINE P.M.

THE REQUEST WAS MADE FROM THE CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR WHICH MONITORS REAL- TIME READ CONDITIONS.

>> I DIDN'T HEAR.

>> Reporter: ONCE WE TOLD THIS MAN IN FREMONT, HE IMMEDIATELY OPTED FOR CHARGING HIS ED CLOSER TO MIDDAY PUTTING LESS DEMAND ON THE GRID.

>> IF I KNOW THERE IS A LERT, I WILL DO IT BECAUSE PROBABLY IT WILL COST CAUSE PROBLEMS SOMEWHERE ELSE.

OUTAGES.

>> Reporter: MOST PEOPLE, 80% OF EV OWNERS CHARGE THEIR VEHICLES AFTER WORK WHEN THEY GET HOME.

>> THE RESULT OF THAT WILL BE THAT THE GRID WILL HAVE TO BE QUITE A LOT LARGER.

MAYBE 20% OR 30% LARGER TO MEET THE EXTRA DEMAND.

>> CALIFORNIA WILL HAVE TO EXPAND THE ELECTRICAL GRID TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEMAND FOR MORE EV'S.

PEOPLE, HE SAYS, WILL HAVE TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE WITH THEIR CHARGING TIMES.

>> WE NEED TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO MOVE THEIR CHARGING TO NIGHTTIME TO THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

THAT MEANS THE PEOPLE IN THE OFFICE, THAT MEANS WORKPLACE CHARGING.

PARKING YOUR CAR AND HAVING ADVICE THERE THAT CAN CHARGE THE CAR.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, THERE MORE THAN ONE POINT 1 MILLION IT IS REGISTERED IN THE STATE.

CALIFORNIA CONTROLS THE MARKET WITH 39% OF ALL EV'S IN THE COUNTRY.

AND BY 2035, THE NEW CARS HERE WILL BE ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES MOST PULLING FROM THE GRID.

SO HOW DO EV OWNERS BECOME IMMUNE TO THE FLEX ALERTS YEARS FROM NOW?

SCOTT PAINTER IS THE CEO AND FOUNDER OF AUTONOMY, AND THE EV SUBSCRIPTION APP.

HE SAID EXPANDING CHARGING STATIONS WILL HELP BECAUSE THEY ARE BATTERY HUNDRED AND CHARGE A VEHICLE IN MINUTES.

>> WHEN YOU GO AND CHARGE AT A FAST CHARGING STATION, YOU ARE NOT PUTTING A LOAD ON THE GRID SO THAT WILL BE BY FAR THE MOST RESPONSIBLE WAY AS AN EV OWNER TO LIGHTEN THE LOAD ON THE GRID.

>>> THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS MADE IT A GOAL TO HAVE 10,000 FAST CHARGING STATIONS ACROSS THE STATE BY THE YEAR 2025.

>>> AND INCREASING COLLISIONS INVOLVING THE BIKES HAS PROMPTED THE CITY OF CARLSBAD TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY PUT MORE MONEY INTO TRAFFIC SAFETY.

WE HAVE THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE TURNING TO BIKES AS A MODE OF TRANSPORTATION.

ESPECIALLY THE BIKES.

AT THIS SHIFT HAS BROUGHT AN INCREASE IN BICYCLE INVOLVED COLLISIONS.

>> COLLISIONS INVOLVING BIKES AND THE BAGS HAVE INCREASED OVER 200% SINCE 2019 AND WE EXPERIENCED TWO TRAGIC FATALITIES IN AUGUST.

>> Reporter: THE SPIKING CRASHES PROMPTED CITY OFFICIALS TO DECLARE A LOCAL EMERGENCY FOR BIKE AND E BIKE SAFETY.

THIS WEEK THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZED $2 MILLION FOR ROAD SAFETY.

CITY MANAGER SCOTT CHADWICK EXPLAINED HOW THAT MONEY WILL BE USED.

>> JUST OVER HALF OF THE $2 MILLION THAT WE ARE ASKED EXPECTING WILL GO TO SHORT TERM ACTIONS LIKE TRAFFIC CALMING, MORE RESTRIPING CITY STREETS IN CONNECTION WITH OUR STREET RESURFACING PROJECT THAT STARTED NEXT WEEK.

>> HE SAID THAT REST OF THE FUNDS WILL GO TO MORE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ESPECIALLY AROUND SCHOOLS.

SINCE THE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT ISSUED FOUR TIMES AS MANY WARNINGS AND CITATIONS AS A TYPICAL WEEK.

THERE WILL ALSO BE MESSAGE BOARDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND NEW TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

>> THAT IS THE APPROACH THAT EVERY CITY IN AMERICA HAS TAKEN WHENEVER THERE IS A STRING OF TRAFFIC FATALITIES OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN EFFECTIVE IN INCREASING ROAD SAFETY.

>> THE SAN DIEGO BICYCLE COALITION SAY CARLSBAD INITIATIVE IS NOT THE BEST APPROACH TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY FOR CYCLISTS.

>> IT MAY BE EFFECTIVE FOR A SHORT PERIOD WHERE THERE IS INTENSE ENFORCEMENT BUT NOT A DURABLE STRATEGY AS IT NEVER LAST.

>> THEY SAY THE COALITION IS HAPPY TO SEE THE INVESTMENTS FOR SAFER ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE.

HE HOPES THE ENFORCEMENT APPROACH DOESN'T TARGET CYCLISTS.

>> WHEN WE ARE THINKING ABOUT WHERE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS SHOULD GO, IT SHOULD BE ALMOST ENTIRELY ON THE DRIVER BECAUSE THOSE OTHER ROAD USERS CAUSING THE VAST MAJORITY OF HARM.

>> Reporter: HE SAID CARLSBAD HAS MORE WORK TO DO WHEN IT COMES TO SLOWING VEHICLES DOWN AND CREATING PHYSICAL SEPARATIONS BETWEEN CYCLISTS AND DRIVERS ON THE ROADS.

>> WE CAN PUT SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS IN AND WE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE THAT WILL SAVE LIVES.

AND I THINK THAT IS WORTH MAKING MOTORIST SLOWED DOWN HAVING THEIR COMMUTE BEING A MINUTE OR TWO LONGER.

HAVING THE GOVERNMENT SPEND WHAT IS A MINUSCULE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN COMPARISON ON WHAT IT SPENDS ON HIGHWAYS.

>>> NEW PROTECTED BIKE LANES AND BUS ONLY LANES ARE COMING TO BALBOA PARK FOR TODAY THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR MADE PUBLIC'S CHOICE FOR A 1.2 MILE STRETCH OF PARK BOULEVARD.

FOUR MONTHS CITY OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN MULLING A REDESIGN TO IMPROVE SAKE SAFETY FOR TRANSIT RIDERS.

PARK BOULEVARD IS A POPULAR BUS ROUTE BUT CONGESTION OFTEN CAUSES DELAYS.

>> I THINK THAT THE BUS LANE WILL HELP GUARANTEE ON-TIME SERVICE DURING TIMES WHEN BALBOA PARK IS FULL OF VISITORS.

>> TO MAKE BIKE AND BUS LANES, THE CITY WILL REMOVE ONE CAR LANE AND MOST OF THE STREET PARKING ON PARK BOULEVARD.

>>> THE NEW COVID-19 BOOSTER IS TARGETING OMICRON STRAINS AND THE VIRUS WAS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE NEXT WEEK.

THEY ARE A IMMUNE RESPONSE.

THE PFIZER BOOSTERS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THOSE AGE 12 AND OVER AND THE MODERNA SHOTS ARE FOR THOSE 18 AND OVER.

THE COUNTY WILL UPDATE BOOSTER AVAILABILITY ONLINE AT CORONAVIRUS.ESTE.COM.

>>> THE LATEST JOBS REPORT SHOWS CONTINUED GROWTH THIS SUMMER AND A SHIFT AWAY FROM A TREND WE SAW DURING THE PANDEMIC.

SES YOU HAS THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> Reporter: THE JOBS REPORT WAS FAIRLY SOLID WITH 350,000 JOBS ADDED LAST MONTH.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UP A BIT AT 3.7%.

THAT WAS REALLY DUE TO ACTUALLY A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING INTO THE LABOR FORCE.

ALL SECTORS SAW SOME KIND OF JOB GROWTH.

WE SAW AN INCREASE IN HEALTHCARE BY OVER 40,000 JOBS.

RETAIL, WHICH HAS SURPASSED PRE- PANDEMIC LEVELS IMPROVED BY 44,000.

READ LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY GROUP BUT NOT AS FAST.

THE INTERESTING STATISTIC IS TELEWORKING.

PEOPLE LOOKING FOR FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES AND OPPORTUNITIES, THAT HAS CONTINUED TO DECLINE SUBSTANTIALLY SINCE THE PANDEMIC.

LAST MONTH, 6.5% OF THE WORKFORCE WORKED FROM HOME DOWN FROM 7.1%.

ALL OF THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TREND.

IT IS ONE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING BACK TO WORK.

>>> AND HERE IS AN IDEA TO BOTH SAVE MONEY AND BEAT THE HEAT.

MAJOR CHAINS LIKE AMC, CINEMARK AND REGAL ARE PULLING OUT THE STOPS FOR NATIONAL CINEMA DAY.

TICKETS FOR ALL SHOWS ARE JUST THREE DOLLARS ON CENTER.

YOU CAN FIND A PARTICIPATING THEATER NEAR YOU ON THE WEBSITE NATIONAL CINEMA DAY.OR GRADE AND AS A BONUS, Mc WILL OFFER A DRINK AND POPCORN COMBO FOR FIVE DOLLARS.

>>> THE SECOND ANNUAL AFRO CON TAKES PLACE THIS WEEKEND.

WE SEEK HOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

>> Reporter: IN 2018 BACK BLACK PANTHER.

AFRO FUTURISM IS A MOVEMENT INCLUDING FILM, ART AND MUSIC AND LITERATURE.

FEATURING FUTURISTIC OR SCI-FI THEMES THAT INCORPORATE BLACK HISTORY AND CULTURE.

THE SUCCESS OF BLACK PANTHER INSPIRED SAN DIEGO'S FIRST AFRO FUTURISM LOUNGE THAT SAME YEAR.

AND FROM THAT EVOLVED AFRO CON.

THE FOUNDERS SAYS PEOPLE CAN EXPECT MORE THAN JUST FUN.

>> THEY CAN ALSO EXPECT TO ENGAGE IN DISCOURSE AROUND RADICAL TOPICS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO JUST IMPROVING SOCIETY.

AND THEN ALSO THEY CAN EXPECT TO CONNECT WITH INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES IN TERMS OF MEETING OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE SHARED INTEREST THAT THEY CAN COLLABORATE WITH AND CONTINUE THE PROCESS OF CREATION.

>> Reporter: AFRO CAN'T PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIVE SPACE FOR CREATIVE THINKERS.

THIS YEAR IT WILL ALSO HOST THE U.S. PREMIER OF OCEANA.

>> ONCE UPON A TIME, LONG AGO IN THE 54 UNITED KINGDOMS LIVED CAME FOSSA AND HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE OF THE KINGDOM.

>> Reporter: IT'S VERY TEAR ELEMENTS AND AFRO FUTURISTIC TEAMS.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS IS SEEING OURSELVES IN THE FUTURE IS SOMETHING THAT IS BROUGHT UP.

I THINK AFRO FUTURISM CAUGHT THE IMAGE, YOU KNOW, IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO PROJECT THEMSELVES INTO THE FUTURE ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUNG.

THEY CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS AND BE WHO THEY WANT TO BE.

>> Reporter: AFRO CON AND ITS IDEAS ABOUT IMAGINING SOMETHING BETTER.

>> MAC IF WE WANT SOMETHING DINNER WE HAVE TO START BY BEING ABLE TO IMAGINE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF CREATING RURAL PASSI PATHWAYS THAT SUPPORT BETTER REALITIES AND ENGAGE PEOPLE IN UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY HAVE AGENCY IN THEIR LIFE.

ONCE IMAGINING SOMETHING BETTER, MY HOPE IS THEY TAKE THE STEPS TO MAKE SOMETHING BETTER ACTUALLY COME INTO REALITY.

>> Reporter: AFRO CON IS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT THE JACKIE ROBINSON FAMILY YMCA AND WILL HOST VENDORS, ARTIST AND PANELS.

OCEANA'S GREENS SATURDAY NIGHT.

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